Credit cards
Know Before You Owe: Credit cards
A credit card agreement describes the structures and features of a credit card. These contracts can be dense and complex. We believe it is important to make them less complicated so that consumers can better understand their credit cards. We created a prototype for a new agreement.
Explore our prototype, and let us know what you think of it.
Data
Credit card complaints
This database allows the public to know what is being complained about and why. It contains certain individual-level field data collected by the CFPB, including the type of complaint, the date of submission, the consumer’s ZIP code, and the company that the complaint concerns. The database also includes information about the actions taken on a complaint – whether the company’s response was timely, how the company responded, and whether the consumer disputed the company’s response. The database does not include confidential information about a consumer’s identity.
Credit card agreements
This database of credit card agreements from more than 300 card issuers. These agreements feature general terms and conditions, pricing, and fee information. You can search through the agreements by either the name of the institution that issued the card or the text of the agreement.
Survey of credit card plans
The CFPB maintains a database of credit card agreements from more than 300 card issuers. These agreements feature general terms and conditions, pricing, and fee information. You can search through the agreements by either the name of the institution that issued the card or the text of the agreement.
Report a credit card plan
Use the form and instructions below to report credit card plans:
Complaints
The CFPB accepts credit card complaints from consumers. We forward these issues to the credit card issuers, give a tracking number to each person who submits a complaint, and we keep people updated on the status of their complaints.
The CARD Act Conference
The Credit CARD Act is intended to prohibit certain unfair or abusive practices, and to make rates and fees on credit cards more transparent. In February 2011, we held a conference focused on the impact of the CARD Act. We also marked the occasion with our first consumer survey.
Learn more about the CARD Act, the conference, and what we learned from consumers.
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